State v. Baker

962 So.2d 1198 (2007)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee

v.

Barry BAKER, Appellant.

No. 41,555-KA.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 15, 2007.

Louisiana Appellate Project by James E. Beal, Jonesboro, for Appellant.

Walter E. May, Jr., District Attorney, H. Russell Davis, Kenneth P. Haines, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee.

Before WILLIAMS, GASKINS and MOORE, JJ.

MOORE, J.

Barry Baker appeals his conviction of second degree murder arising from the shooting death of his wife, Melanie Baker. He contends that the evidence supports only a verdict of manslaughter. We affirm.

Factual…